Yiwei Huang‘s Lab welcome two new members, a Master of Science of Landscape System and Design student, Mya Hagerty, and a visiting scholar from Tuscany, Italy, Alessandra Baravaglia. Mya graduated with an undergraduate degree in Brain & Behavioral Sciences this past spring from Purdue University and is excited to combine her interests in a unique way in[Read More…]
Congratulations to the following HLA graduate students for receiving the Dr. Stephen Weller Travel Grant: George Meyer (Widhalm Lab) – $500 to attend the 2024 American Society for Horticulture Science in Honolulu, HI. Jeanine Arana (Meyers Lab) – $1,000 to attend the 9th International Weed Science Congress in Jerusalem, Israel in 2024. Josue Cerritos (Meyers[Read More…]
Jeanine Arana from the Meyers’ lab was awarded one out of the five 2023 Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) Travel Enrichment Experience (TEE) awards. The TEE allows the selected graduate students to spend a week visiting a weed science host organization anywhere in the United States depending on their interests. The WSSA supports graduate[Read More…]
Emmanuel G. Cooper participated in the Corteva Agriscience ‘Developing Emerging Leaders and Talent in Agriculture’ (DELTA) symposium August 7-9, 2023 at the company’s global headquarters in Indianapolis. The symposium was led and organized by members of the Corteva Research and Development (R&D) team as part of the company’s effort to provide equitable growth and development[Read More…]
Kathleen Zapf (MS/Hoagland Lab) received the College of Agriculture Bayer AG and Bayer Crop Science Plant Breeding Travel Award for $500. This award is made possible by the efforts of Dr. Emilio Oyarzabal of the Bayer Research and Development Plant Breeding Team. She will be attending and presenting her research in St. Louis at the[Read More…]
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Association conference in Christchurch, New Zealand (June 17-22) facilitated a powerful connection between industry and academia, driving innovation and sustainability in the food and agribusiness sector. Two HLA graduate students were able to showcase their groundbreaking research to a global audience. Camila Ulloa, member of the Torres’ Lab, presented[Read More…]
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